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New Standards for 2021: Overview and Planning for Implementation

February 8, 2021

4:00 p.m.

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Opening Land Acknowledgement

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The name of the city/town you are Zooming in from and the name of the tribe on whose traditional territory you are located.

Ex: Helena, MT: Blackfeet and Gros Ventre

Ex: Missoula, MT: Salish and Pend d’Oreille

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Montana is home to twelve sovereign tribal nations, each with unique cultures, histories, governments, and traditions. As we join you today from Missoula and Helena, we acknowledge that we are on the traditional and sacred homeland of the Salish and Pend d’Oreille, and the Blackfeet and Gros Ventre people, as well as other Montana tribes who have lived, traveled through, and hunted here since time immemorial, and continue to do so. Today, we honor the path they have shown us in caring for this place and for the generations to come. Please join me in acknowledgement.

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Guiding Questions

What are the standards and where can I find them?
What is the standards implementation timeline?
What is different about the new standards?

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2021 Content Standards

Career and Technical Education
Computer Science NEW
Library Media and Information Literacy
Social Studies
Technology Integration

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Implementation Timeline

June 2026

All 2021 standards have been implemented.

By July 1, 2021

Update district curriculum review schedule to include new standards

Plan professional development

Plan curriculum review

Plan instructional materials review

July 1, 2021

Standards published in the Administrative Register

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Where to Find our State Standards

http://opi.mt.gov/Educators/Teaching-Learning/K-12-Content-Standards-Revision

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Background and Context for Rule Change

The Board of Public Education sets forth the following guidelines for content standards revision:

Standards will define what all students should know and be able to do;
Standards will be challenging and rigorous;
Standards will be clear, understandable, and free of jargon;
Standards will be measurable;
Standards will address diversity, specifically fulfilling the commitment to implementing Indian Education for All;
Standards will be consistent with the grade level and grade band structures in ARM Chapter 53; and
Content standards will be consistent with the program delivery standards described in ARM Chapter 55.

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Background and Context for Rule Change

With the purpose of engaging in a transparent and inclusive process, the Board of Public Education sets forth the following considerations for the Office of Public Instruction to incorporate when recommending standards revision:

comments and recommendations from the Montana public;
international, national, and other states’ standards;
implications for program delivery standards (ARM Chapter 55) and licensure standards (ARM Chapter 57);
implications for local and state assessments;
entrance expectations for the workplace and post-secondary education;
student achievement and other related data;
other evidence-based practices and research on standards and learning expectations from regional, national, and international professional education organizations;
comments from Montana’s professional education associations;
comments from tribal and school district educators;
comments from Montana’s institutions of higher education and the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education; and
recommendations from the Montana Advisory Council for Indian Education and Certification Standards and Practices Advisory Council.

Additional consideration of the economic impact of implementing new standards is also required as part of the rulemaking process.

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What is Different

Current standards adopted in early 2000s
Reflect updated information for each content area
Grade level standards for K‐5 clarify learning expectations for elementary teachers who teach in all content areas
Grade band standards for grades 6‐8 and high school clarify expectations and allow flexibility of staffing and program delivery
New standards integrate Montana’s Indian Education for All

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Social Studies

Balance of content and skills
Emphasis on Civics education
C3 Framework
7 Essential Understandings
ARM Chapter 55 Program Delivery Standards

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Career and Technical Education

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-8, 9-12
Common concepts and skills in other content areas
Common Career Technical Core
ARM Chapter 55 Program Delivery Standards Reviewed

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Computer Science Decisions

CSTA K-12 Framework/ MT Guidelines (2016)
K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-8, 9-12
Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians
ARM Chapter 55 Program Delivery Standards

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Library Media/Information Literacy

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-8, 9-12
AASL Standards
Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians
ARM Chapter 55 Program Delivery Standards

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Technology Integration

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-8, 9-12 standards
ISTE Standards for Students (2017) and 2010 Essential Learning Expectations
Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians
ARM Chapter 55 Program Delivery Standards

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What can you do now?